Medical records - a necessity

Jul 11
07:41

2012

Sharad Gaikwad

Sharad Gaikwad

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Technology has managed to make way as a crucial element in all walks of life but in the medical sector the necessity of technical gadgets and software has increased tremendously.

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Software is a feature that is not platform dependent and can easily be installed on numerous operating systems. The latest innovative software based applications is the android medical apps. These apps have become a sensational hit amongst doctors who are frequently on the move and wish to utilise their time instead of whiling away precious minutes. These apps have specifications in correspondence to medical transcription software that is compatible with the digitalized medical dictations given by various medical experts.  

The working of these apps is pretty straightforward where the doctor must simply direct his dictations towards the mobile voice recorder where the notes will be recorded. The notes are then stored as analog signals and converted to digital signals at the receiving end. The properties and features of these apps are so advanced that the user is relived from tedious workload and matters become all the more convenient. These apps are extremely user friendly and inclusion of complex algorithms and log based calculations are not required.

Medical records are documented history related to the patients personal details,Medical records - a necessity Articles symptoms, allergies, health stature etc. these need of these records are for the mere reason of future reference in case the need arises. The human mind is not computerized to program and keep a mental track of all the patients’ details. Hence hospital staff and medical professions keep the medical details as well as personal information of the concerned patient in the form of documented textual records. These records must be safeguarded. Access to these files by any unauthorized personnel should be restricted as there lies a tendency of misuse. In case this atrocity occurs the healthcare centre can undergo legal proceedings as a way to reprimand the security of the centre.

Android medical apps can be downloaded on mobile phones based on android compatible operation systems or even in highly enhanced phones like the Iphone. These apps have become a blessing for doctors who can preserve ample of time by simply recording their notes on their cellular devices. This kind of revolution has relieved the hospital as the need for specialised in house departments that deal with medical typing can be avoided. Instead these notes are transferred to medical transcription companies who employ individuals to handle the conversion of the voice notes into electronically stored textual content. These Medical records that are obtained are stored in the database as persistent data files. The medical expert can then eventually refer these records in case the need pops up. The records of patients are usually stored on the computers to preserve space in the hospital on the whole. The vitality of these records is well understood by the medical typists and utmost care is taken to include all the details. This form of medical typing for hospitals has introduced the emergence of medical transcription companies that utilise this as a means of creating jobs for unemployed educated individuals thus benefitting the economy of the nation.